Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Wild Cane

Molossus pretiosus compared with Piper reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Molossidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Molossus	Piper
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Wild Cane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Wild Cane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia